[35th_Anniversary...]

Ok so a friend of mine is "giving" me a e30 BMW. It has some rear fender damage and a cracked rear wheel.

But we need to rebuild the I6 motor, and I wwant to slap a turbo on it. But the question is are there any actual race classes for W2W racing for these things? If there is I want to stay within the rules.

So any advice? Heard they made a forged crank for the diesel models and the diesel used the same block and the diesel manifold can be bolted up to it for the turbo.

[JKnight]

E30s are a blast to drive. Much more light and nimble than the E36 chassis.

Here's the BMWCCA Club Racing calendar:

http://www.bmwccaclubracing.com/events/events.aspx

I'm not sure what class they run in, but there's a KP E30 for sale on that site, so that's at least one class they run in. There's a Spec E30 series for these cars, which I think is a NASA series, but I'm not sure where that series has a following. Here's the website for that:

http://spece30.northamericanbavarianracing.com/

The thing I really liked about the E30 was the headroom. My helmet rubs in my E36, bumps the roll bar in the Camaro, and ust brushes the headliner in my Sentra. But there was plenty of room in my 325i. There's plenty of aftermarket support for the car from some pretty well known tuners (Bimmerworld, Turner Motorsport, perhaps TC Kline, to name a few).

As far as the engine, if you're looking for a race ready engine, Metric Mechanic builds them:

http://spece30.northamericanbavarianracing.com/

I hear the name Chuck Stickley for BMW race engines frequently, but I'm not sure if he does the M20 or not.

If there was more activity with E30s in SoCal I wouldn't have started down the se-r route as I did, and would have stayed the course with my 325i.

Here's the BMW Club Racing list of cars and weights. It lists the class that the cars run in as well.

http://www.bmwccaclubracing.com/Archives/2...s_Rev021123.pdf

I don't know anything about diesel versus gas blocks and such, unless the discussion moves to E23 745i's. Unfortunately Mrs. Knight has been quite clear about me getting one of those. And I think that my wallet thanks her.

Post some pics!

Jason